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Chironomidae

Known as: Midges, Nonbiting, Midge, Nonbiting, Nonbiting Midge 
A family of nonbiting midges, in the order DIPTERA. Salivary glands of the genus Chironomus are used in studies of cellular genetics and biochemistry… 
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Chironomus thummiSmittia

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Diptera

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Midges (Chironomidae, Ceratopogonidae, Chaoboridae) as a temperature proxy: a training set from Tasmania, Australia
Chironomid and ceratopogonid head capsules, along with Chaoborus mandibles, were used to model mean temperature of the warmest… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Discrimination of Cricotopus species (Diptera: Chironomidae) by DNA barcoding
Abstract Chironomids (Diptera) typically comprise the most abundant group of macroinvertebrates collected in water quality… 
Review
2003
Review
2003
Identifying chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) for biological monitoring with PCR–RFLP
Abstract Chironomids are excellent biological indicators for the health of aquatic ecosystems, but their use at finer taxonomic… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Bioassessment of Streams using Macroinvertebrates: Are the Chironomidae Necessary?
We compared the sensitivity of commonly usedbioassessment metrics to detect organic impairment ofstreams using data sets that… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Phytophilous chironomidae (Diptera) and other macroinvertebrates in the ox-bow Infernão Lake (Jatai Ecological Station, Luiz Antonio, SP, Brazil).
Infernão Lake, located within the Jataí Ecological Station in Luiz Ant nio Municipal district (São Paulo State, Brazil), is one… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Relationships between river sediment characteristics and trace metal concentrations in tubificid worms and chironomid larvae.
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Surface sediment Chironomidae (Insecta: Diptera) distributions along an ecotonal transect in subarctic Fennoscandia: developing a tool for palaeotemperature reconstructions
We used multivariate statistical techniques to analyse the distributions of surface sediment chironomid assemblages with respect… 
1997
1997
The community dynamics of epiphytic midge larvae across the pelagic-littoral interface : do animals respond to changes in the abiotic environment ?
In some littoral systems, abiotic heterogeneity results from the edge of vegetation towards the shore as macrophytes gradually… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Chironomidae (Diptera) remains in surficial lake sediments from the Canadian Cordillera: analysis of the fauna across an altitudinal gradient
The altitudinal distribution of Chironomidae (Diptera) in the southern Canadian Cordillera was analyzed by means of head capsules… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Multiple sex determining regions in a group of related Chironomus species (Diptera:Chironomidae)
SummaryIn a group of Australian Chironomus species, sex determining regions involved in male heterogamety have been found at a… 
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